The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-10-29

the United States on behalf Of the del
egates composing this convention, and
the people whom they represent in sup
port and in accordance with the fore
going resolutions, embodying such sta
tisties and incidents as said committee
may deem expedient; and that they
cause to be printed a sufficient number
of copies of said resolutions and memo
rials to Congress, and procuring the
due consideration thereof, as they may
deem necessary and that we recon-
mend that the methods of congression-
al procedure be so amended that meas
ures for the improvement of the rivers
and harbors of the country cannot, by
fiilibustering or otherwise be deprived
of prompt, proper and early consider
alton.
7. That this convention indorse the
Mississippi and Missouri river COM
missions and recommend their contin-
nance by the Congress of the United
States, because we believe the commits
sions are doing a good and noble work.
And we deprecate any change Of pol
icy, which, to give full hope of success
should be persistently carried forward
and sustained by Congress of the Uni
ted States. And we heartily approve
of the work in charge of the govern
ment engineers and the results obtained
on the western waterways.
s. That the executive committee be
and is hereby authorized and instruct
ed to provide for the appointment of
representatives of the improvement of
the western waterways, and for their
attendance at Washington at such
times as, in judgment of the said COM
mittee, the interests can best be pro-
noted thereby.
3. That it is the duty of the Con-
gress of the United States to provide
by Legislation for the removal of OBJ
structions to the navigation of our
public waterways, erected by railroad
corporations; in violation of law, here
tofore, and for the prevention of the
erection of bridges that will prove OBJ
structions to the free navigation of
waterways in the future.
10. That this convention approves
the proposed improvement of the con-
nection between Lake Michigan, at
Chicago, and the Mississippi river, and
the construction between these places
of wide and deep waterway, suitable
for the free passage of the largest river
steamers, and for naval vessels for de-
sense in time of war, and which, at the
fame time, will afford permanently a
large supply of water to the Illinois
and Mississippi river; and that Con-
gress is requested to take prompt
measures for the early completion Of
this great national work.
IL, That this convention approves the
opening of Bayou Plaquemine, in
Louisiana, by means of locks, which
will give the commerce of the Mississ-
ippi another and shorter route to the
Gulf of Mexico.
IL. That we cordially indorse the i'm
provement Of the system Of waterway
which is formed by the Alabama river
and its great tributaries.
Is. That, in our judgment, the meth
cd adopted by Congress of embody
ing in the bill known as the river ant
harbor bill all appropriations for the
Improvement of the rivers and har
bors of the country is the wise and
proper method of dealing with tn,
question in practical legislation. i
is based upon the same sound princi
pies of justice, compromise and equality
that underlie the fundamental law o
the land. 1t secures fair and equal dis
tribution in the matter of waterways
improvement of the whole people,
money for the benefit of the Who'll,
people. In its structure il is baset
upon the examinations, estimates ant
reports of the engineer officers Of thu
United States. 1t is framed by men o
industry, ability and integrity. w
utterly repudiatc the charges, so freel,
made, that II is tainted with corruption
or jobs, and we maintain that fail
and intelligent examination of such
bills will demonstrate that fact the ap
preparations herein made for the va
rious rivers and harbors of the United
States, are demanded by fair and JUS
consideration of all parts of one com
mon country, and are more thar
usually free from the inflrmities thai
naturally attach to human Legislation
We affirm our absolute conviction tina
It is orly through the river and har
Dor bills annually prepared in Con
gress that western waterways can hopl
for any assistance from the genera
government, and that it is the plaiI
duty of all friends of that system tt
give to that measure, as whole ant
in its entirety, their cordial, unquali
fled and aggressive support.
IA. That this convention favorabl.
regards the movement for the con
struetion of the Hennepin canal, ts
connect the upper Mississippi and TIN
Illinois rivers.
Is. That, in the interest of the com
merce of the Mississippi valley, we re
gard it as the duty of the general gov
ernment by special appropriations t.
maintain and protect the harbors o
the principal cities and towns Thereof
16. That the chairman be authorize,
\ to call a convention of the western
; Waterways for the year 1888 at sue
fine and place as he may designate.
Such are the resolutions, adopted b
the convention with emphatic unanim
ity. They are strong and pointed, a
becomes the feeling of wrong unde
J which the advocates of water ways in
7 fprovement labor; that their interest
and rights had received but inperfet
: acknowledgment at the hands of til
common government.
: OF the speeches upon the occasion, a
f were pertinent and able; convincin
. arguments of the widely dill'used an
} incalculable benefits to be derive
| through a vigorous and systematic pc
: icy OF waterways improvement, and
the need for outspoken demand ther